Cocktails before dinner at Bistrot la Minette

We have folks coming in to town next week and we will be having dinner - 9 of us - at Bistrot la Minette at 8pm on Tuesday. Any ideas for cocktails pre-dinner? We usually would choose Southwark but it looks like we'll be doing dinner there on the following night with a much smaller group. Thanks for any suggestions!

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